Essays on Statistics Literature Reviews

literature Review: Sponsorship generates significant marketing advantage for the sponsor The entire study deals with various dimensions related to sponsorship.... The paper 'Sponsorship Generates Significant Marketing Advantage for the Sponsor' deals with various dimensions related to sponsorship....

The various literature sources are used to demonstrate the point of view of business management scholars with relevant examples from the contemporary global business history (Refer to Appendix 1).... This paper ''How Business Analysis Could Impact on Businesses Strategy to Choose Right Project Selection'' tells us that business strategies have seen a change in their approach in every age that had a direct correlation with the changing market dynamics....

This review of literature will examine the topic of breast cancer based on a number of topics.... The third section of the literature review will discuss the form and growth patterns of cancer cells – or the grades of breast cancer – from grade 1 (well-differentiated) to grade three (poorly differentiated)....

ne of the advantages of descriptive statistics is that it enhances good and easy visualisation of the meaning of data.... When Descriptive statistics Descriptive statistics refers to the field of analysing data that helps in the or summary of data in a meaningful way.... One of the advantages of descriptive statistics is that it enhances good and easy visualisation of the meaning of data.... When there is a lot of data to be presented, descriptive statistics can be used to enhance simpler interpretation of the data as suggested by the study of Kim and Kang (2010) who use descriptive statistics to summarise data of 164 articles from the Journal of the Korean Pharmacopuncture institute....

rom the literature that has been analyzed, there seems to be a convergence at the dynamism of both technology and pedagogy in general.... Therefore, they may not carry much relevance in terms of statistics.... The paper "Image and Video Can Affect Student Learning Outcomes " reports stakeholders in the education sector are doing a lot to ensure that the quality of education is boosted appropriately....

(2008) Conceptualization of Total Six Sigma Function Deployment through literature snapshots.... The author of the paper "Lean Six Sigma Thinking" will begin with the statement that Six Sigma represents a management approach to business that was developed by the Motorola Corporation that holds the trademark to the phrase and concept (Hayes, 2004)....

The reviews by the customers show that the main strength of KFC is its high quality food and standard menu.... Further, reviews show that the food provided by KFC is cost effective too.... (2005) ‘Innovation, a guide to the literature', United States: Oxford University Press, pp.... (2006), “The learning organisation: a meta-analysis of themes and literature”, The Learning Organization; Vol.... Gault F and Louise Earl(2004) : “Innovative firms: A look at small firms”, Working Paper, Science ,Innovation and Electronic Information Division, statistics Canada Graen, G....

The paper 'Consciousness and Cognitive Control' shows that cognitive control is directly associated with individual consciousness.... According to these studies, human beings exert control over their behaviors if they are aware of the outcome of their actions.... ... ... ... Recent studies have criticised the previous argument by claiming that numerous behavioral events that are construed as the outcome of cognitive controls can also be motivated by events that are unknown to the actors....

The paper "The Relationship of Cognitive Control to Individual Consciousness and Life Events" tells that recent studies have criticized the previous argument that numerous behavioral events that are construed as the outcome of cognitive controls can also be motivated by events that are unknown.... ...

David Keirsey (1998) defines temperament as “ configuration of observable personality traits, such as habits of communication, patterns of action, and sets of characteristic attitudes, values, and talents”.... It is important in organizations because it can give managers.... ... ... This is the reason why more and more companies are using personality testing in order to determine whether an applicant is a good match for a specific job (Overman, 2010)....

This book review "Kantian Ethics: A Comparative Analysis of Kant's Moral Theory" focuses on the strategies used for justifying moral theories, as this is generally where the theorists go their separate ways in constructing the supreme principle of morality.... ... ... ... Kant was born on April 22, 1724, in the Prussian city of Konigsberg (today Kaliningrad, Russia), the fourth of six children....

The paper "Impact of Hyperinflation on Investors and Ordinary Citizens" is an outstanding example of a finance and accounting literature review.... literature Review 2 Introduction and Background Inflation is a general economic phenomenon that an economy experiences due to increase in price level over a certain period of time.... rom the literature review regarding hyperinflation it becomes prominent that a large number of factors such as continuous growth in price of goods and services when the growth in output remains the same, increase in money supply, increasing interest expenses of the government and government's initiative to print more fiat money etc tend to originate hyperinflation....

This paper 'Environmentally Friendly Building in Kuwait' is a literature review of studies done on the topic of designing environmentally friendly buildings in Kuwait.... This is a literature review of studies done on the topic of designing environmentally friendly buildings in Kuwait.... Current statistics show that investment in the construction industry in the Arab Gulf states rose above the US $2,600 billion....

The paper "What Is Procrastination and Why Does It Matter" is an outstanding example of a management literature review.... The paper "What Is Procrastination and Why Does It Matter" is an outstanding example of a management literature review.... literature Review: Procrastination Procrastination refers to the act of putting off, avoiding, or postponing a task or an action which is within one's control (Tuckman and Sexton, 1989).... Academic procrastination and statistics anxiety....

This literature review examines what other researchers have covered and found in respect of identifying success factors for SMEs in Thailand.... hapter 2: literature Review ... his literature review examines what other researchers have covered and found in respect of identifying success factors for SMEs in Thailand....

The alternative hypothesis H1 is that perceived quality of merchandise is a determining factor of store image for shoppers at speciality stores than at discount stores, since it is a true hypothesis and the claim is to be a true one whereas the null hypothesis is that the.... ... ... The minor problem may be due to the expected frequency of Unspecified for male is less than 5....

The literature review "Organizations Jobs and Bodies" states that Keith Davis's definition related corporate social responsibility to the company's 'decisions and actions taken for reasons at least partially beyond the firm's direct economic or technical interest' / Davis, 1960/.... There exist a number of literature investigations focusing on the influence of the corporate social responsibility policy on the performance of the company of the market.... statistics shows that from 1994 till 2004, Philip Morris endowed over $1....

The role of natural supports in promoting independent living for people with disabilities: A review of existing literature.... statistics show that hospitals admit at least 26% of patients with annually which is compared to about 14% of the general population.... The author of this particular paper "People Living with Learning Disability" is going to focus on the issues developed from James' life and his immediate environment....

In addition, as noted above, the literature and the expert panel point to content differences between AC and TC programs.... statistics indicate that over the decades, these alternative certification programs have been implemented all over the United States of America (Feistritzer and Chester, 2002)....

eview of the literature suggests that there could be several factors affecting the career advancement of women in the hospitality industry.... On going through the literature we are left with the following three questions to arrive at a plausible answer to our research question: “SHOULD THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY BE WORKING TOWARDS CREATING MORE PARTTIME MANAGEMNT POSTS IN ORDER TO CAPTURE ON THEIR FEMALE WORKFORCE”. ... The fact that women prefer part-time work is corroborated by the statistics of the first three months of 2002 which shows that men in full time employment were double the number of women, while women as part-time workers were four times that of men engaged in part-time employment....

The paper "The Impact of the English as Second Language Student-Centred Approach on Saudi Students and Teachers" empirically reviews the literature of student-centered and teacher-centered approaches.... arton and Saljo (1976) are pioneers of the approaches concept to learning and have been providing a platform for advanced education research literature for some decades (McMullen, 2009)....

rom a literature perspective, syntax can be defined as the manner in which a speaker or a writer places different words together to achieve meaning [CITE].... This paper "Sociolinguistics: Understanding Languages" focuses on the fact that through an analysis of recorded diaries, different comments from observers, poems, letters, novels, journals, articles and books, this section of the study provides a historical overview....

Regular increments in yearly reviews and manager's appreciation fulfilled the esteem needs.... Motivation can be defined as force that develops within an individual and makes him develop a “can do” attitude.... Theories of motivation encapsulate all those processes which explain the development of motivation in people....

literature Review ... Classification of learning outcomes: Evidence from the computer games literature.... This paper "The Effect of Using Educational Electronic Games" is being carried out to evaluate and present the effect of using educational electronic games to improve students' English Language reading skills at a primary school in Riyadh Saudi Arabia....

The review "Issues in Customs Administration" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues in customs administration.... A supply chain is a network of retailers, transporters, suppliers, distributors, and storage facilities that participate in the production, delivery, and sale of a product....

rom a literature perspective, syntax can be defined as the manner in which a speaker or a writer places different words together to achieve meaning [CITE].... The current paper "Sociolinguistics: Understanding Languages" seeks to consolidate information from the different research studies conducted by other researchers to offer a better understanding of the effects of sociolinguistics on the ability to understand languages....

Therefore, this paper is going to conduct a literature review of numerous books that cover this explosive subject from its causes to preventions and repercussions.... Teenage pregnancy Name: Instructor: Task: Date: Title Teenage pregnancy has become a national problem in the society and various measures are being proposed on countering it....

This literature review "The Effects of Culture, Gender and Personality in Crying Among Adults" focuses on adult crying that has always been a contentious issue among all adults.... Is it right for an adult to cry?... What are the reactions when you spot an adult crying?... .... ... ...

This literature review "Estimating Benefits and Sensitivity and Risk Analyses for Road Projects" discusses benefits as the basic rationale for assessing the worthiness of proposed projects for funding.... In summary, our modest review of literature on economic benefit estimation and risks/sensitivity analysis suggests that while the methods of project appraisal have developed (including those for road projects), there is still ample room for refining the techniques....

The paper reviews what some of the practitioners' manuals or guidelines and journals say on the topic to deepen our grasp on some of the appraisal and feasibility study techniques.... In summary, our modest review of literature on economic benefit estimation and risks/sensitivity analysis suggests that while the methods of project appraisal have developed (including those for road projects), there is still ample room for refining the techniques....

The independent variables are App, Graphical User Interface (GUI) and functionality.... The study evaluates the consumer decisions in buying a smartphone in particular the set of attributes on the software (Del I.... Hawkins,.... ... ... The primary data was collected at a cell phone shop and sampled 20 selling days....

The review "Fruit Content of Cider Using DNA Methodology" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues on the fruit content of fruit juice and apple juice content in cider using DNA methodology.... Fruit juice production is a high-value trade.... ... ... ... This industry is concerned with producing juices for soft drinks (orange juice, apple juice, grape juice), alcoholic drinks (wine, cider, perry), and other fruit-based products such as jams, jellies, ice creams, and yogurt....

This literature review "Situational Theory of Publics" discusses Grunig's situational theory that gives an effective step towards the communication of nominated public attitudes.... literature Review on Situational Theory of Publics: ... The review considers three main subjects: competency of the current circumstances theory, its relevance, and entity....

This review of literature focuses on the distribution of heavy metals and their concentrations in the surface sediments -- a subject matter that is of particular interest to environmental chemists (Unnikrishnan & Nair, 2004).... This paper "Distribution of Heavy Metals and Their Concentrations in the Surface Sediments" focuses on the distribution of heavy metals and their concentrations in the surface sediments -- a subject matter that is of particular interest to environmental chemists (Unnikrishnan & Nair, 2004)....

escriptive statistics ... nterpretation of descriptive statistics: ... , which gives Descriptive statistics, the mean of driving distance for the current model is 272.... : Table showing group statistics of driving distance ... : Table showing Test statistics under Mann Whitney U test ... : Table showing Group statistics ... ?? Descriptive statistics for each test variable ...

Although this was fairly appropriate, the researcher should have made a clear distinction between the daily chores and the other non daily routines to ensure the accuracy of the statistics.... Hook (2010) used 36 time surveys collected from 19 countries during the period between 1965 and 2003....

The Review of Economics and statistics, Vol.... In this paper, globalization is viewed differently from the perspective of many definitions – global scope (large), global village (small), pervasive (global culture), standardized (global product, global service, etc.... , comprehensive (global strategy), etc....

This literature review "literature Review on Executive Compensation" analyzes how NYSE guidelines and the Sarbanes Oxley Act are formulated to influence executive compensation.... literature Review on Executive Compensation Advameg, Inc.... cademic literature on the managerial compensation and the agency theory have expressed that executive compensation is based on the company's performance.... here has been a wide range or literature in labor economics and corporate finance have offered several explanations for the increase in managerial pay and the growth in performance based pay in past thirty years....

A paper "Darrell Huff's How to Lie with statistics" reports that whether you encounter statistics at school, at work, or in advertising, you'll definitely commit to memory its simple lessons.... The witty and direct style exposes how media misinform their audiences through the statistics.... As reviewed by The Atlantic, How to Lie With statistics is, 'a pleasantly subversive little book, guaranteed to undermine your faith in the almighty statistic....

statistics Project, Political Science Overview of Theory International politics is a discipline closely relatedto international relations that is known as the political relationship or link between foreign nations (Black 65).... This essat talks about international politics which is a discipline closely related to international relations that is known as the political relationship or link between foreign nations....

The paper "Types of Health Insurance" is a good example of a literature review on health sciences and medicine.... A literature review is an important requirement to understand what other authors, researchers, scientists, and general view of the social belief or understand about something.... This literature review addresses the health sector within Saudi Arabia.... The paper "Types of Health Insurance" is a good example of a literature review on health sciences and medicine....

The paper "The Effect of Capital Structure on Profitability" is an outstanding example of a finance and accounting literature review.... CRITICAL literature REVIEW The extent to which the Modigliani and Miller theory holds in practice both historically, and in thecurrent climate of conservatism by the financial markets following the recent financial crisis....

This literature review "Determination of Mercury Content in Canned Tuna Brands" shows that Mercury (Hg) is one of the most harmful environmental pollutants due to its toxicity and its accumulation in aquatic organisms.... A variety of methods for determination of mercury have been well captured and elaborated in literature.... In order to gain optimal counting statistics, the use of isothermal temperature programs to broaden elution of mercury species is critical....

This work called "literature Review on E-Procurement" describes E-procurement as a chief element of B2B eCommerce.... Running Head: literature Review on E-Procurement literature Review on E-Procurement [Institute's literature Review on E-Procurement ...

This review "Ryanair Staff Motivation and Treatment Problems" discusses also contemporary views on motivation theories that are covered, the problems that Ryanair is facing in terms of staff treatment is identified and finally, the employer's efforts are evaluated.... ... ... ... In the past employees were considered just another input into the production of services and goods....

The paper "The Relative Strengths of Competing Discourses of Economic Competitiveness" tells that the competitiveness concept has become extremely influential in modern times.... Economic competitiveness discourse obtains its power due to the reality acceptance that it presents.... ... ... ... According to (Oughton, 1997; Schoenberger, 1998; Lall, 2001a; Bristow, 2005, competitiveness today represents a dominant policy discourse among those concerned with the development of economies at the whole range of territorial scales....

The paper 'Strengths and Weaknesses of the Management Accounting Technique' is a persuasive example of a finance & accounting literature review.... The paper 'Strengths and Weaknesses of the Management Accounting Technique' is a persuasive example of a finance & accounting literature review.... ??, Journal of Accounting literature, Vol....

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Spinning her "globe of memory" so that even its dark side is no longer hidden, Nora reviews her lifelong quest for self-acceptance, self-knowledge, and freedom, a journey often foiled by the oppressive requirements of the traditional female role. ... In Tirra Lirra by the River, expatriate Australian Nora Roche Porteous comes back to suburban Brisbane to live out her days in her family home after forty-five years away....

1) General Theoretical Background: Women and GenderAn important foundation for the study of women and gender is to be found in the feminist literature of the 1970s.... It is only recently that researchers have uncovered more accurate statistics on the occurrence of this abhorrent violence following the establishment of human rights-based projects and refuges to rescue and protect women and children as well as to promote the welfare of the wider public in general....